Be Present – Visit often I see John daily in his Assisted Living area. I am so blessed that we moved to a Continuing Care Retirement Community back in 2006. That was long before he showed any signs that he would develop significant issues with his cognitive abilities. John didn’t show any before he was…

Some friends had been going to the monthly support meetings run by the Alzheimer’s Association. As our loved one’s abilities were lessened by the disease, more and more was happening during the month. We knew we wanted and needed to be together more often. We did get together weekly. We ran what amounts to our…

Caregiving Crisis Indicators: If you’re already in a crisis, it’s too late! These are the obvious times to immediately call for more help. If you’ve already found a facility for your love one’s next level of care, great! Call them. If not, find one NOW! The Caregiver’s support team cannot or is not available to…

Today nearly everything went goofy The alarm didn’t go off so I was late getting to see John It was raining and still hot and steamy John hadn’t slept well so he wasn’t able to walk to the table The nurses were not particularly helpful moving his chair and I can’t And so on… What’s…

Even though John’s condition is deteriorating he perked up when he got this visit from his son, Nick and his girlfriend, Chris. On days like today it’s difficult for me to realize this visit happened just a few months ago. Nick is not able to visit very frequently so it’s important for me to stay…